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单词 interesting situation
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interesting situation
3. (to be) in an interesting condition, interesting situation, interesting state: (to be) pregnant; also, to be interesting; interesting event: a birth.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > be pregnant [verb (intransitive)]
goOE
to go with childc1300
baga1400
gravidate1623
breed1629
(to be) in an interesting condition1748
gestate1883
expect1906
infanticipate1934
the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > [noun]
birdeOE
birtha1200
i-borenessc1225
bearingc1275
nativityc1375
progressionc1385
gettingc1480
natality1483
naissance1490
falling1533–4
nascence1570
natitial1612
progermination1648
happy event1737
engendure1821
arrival1830
birthhood1867
interesting event1899
1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lxix. 366 So that I cannot leave her in such an interesting situation, which I hope will produce something to crown my felicity.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxix. 286 Mrs. Lenville (who, as has been before hinted, was in an interesting state).
1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxvii. 236 Mrs. Bunny's in an interesting situation..and has given the Lieutenant seven already.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 27 June 6/3Interesting event’ at Peterhof. Another daughter!
1928 W. B. Maxwell We Forget because we Must ii. iii. 44 I'm afraid I seem to make heavy weather of my interesting condition.
1930 J. Galsworthy On Forsyte 'Change 171 Winifred, beginning to be ‘interesting’, owing to the approach of a little Dartie, kept her eyes somewhat watchfully on ‘Monty’.
1970 K. Giles Death in Church ii. 49 Her little maid got into An Interesting Condition and the young fellow was willing to solemnise it.
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